In the book, it seems like Cathy has unintentionally fallen in love with him and he with her, but maybe there wasn't enough time for the movie to get to that because it seemed like neither were certain of their feelings for one another by the time the movie wrapped up. I also felt like Bart and Cathy's relationship was altered a bit. Paul was written out almost completely, and other aspects of the plot were abridged. Lifetime's adaptation seemed to go out of its way to work as much of the book into the novel, and it still didn't get it all in there. Andrews' Petals on the Wind covers so much territory that it's hard to imagine any movie managing to squeeze everything into the story. I won't get into specifics there for those who haven't read the books, but expect even more drama on the horizon.įor those who have read the books, I'm curious about the general opinion of these adaptations so far. In short, it is just as exciting.Assuming Lifetime's planned movies aim to continue to follow the timeline set by Andrews' books, If There Be Thorns would focus on Jory and Bart's childhood, and then Seeds of Yesterday would focus on later years. But also how the trauma is still present, preventing them from finally finding happiness. In a nut shell, Petals on the Wind by VC Andrews, the second book of the Dollanganger series does not drift too far from the first, showing us how the freed children open to life. This is not healthy and Catherine will learn this at her own risk. At times things happen to us that cause us to become so uncontrollable that we want to hurt the one who hurt us that much. The hatred Catherine feels will lead her to some bad choices, but it is also normal. Even as the children try to resume a normal life what they have lived is heartrending and seems to pursue their every waking hour. Happiness seems to smile at the three children who were able to escape. The Dollanganger series is one hell of a Gothic fiction saga but I think Petals on the wind is even more painful than the first volume.

Love and success makes them even forget their terrible childhood. Fate seems to be good to them and life opens up before them.

Chris can now begin his medical studies, while Cathy embarks on a career as a dancer. Paul Sheffield who immediately welcomes and shelters them. However, luck seems to smile at them when their path crosses that of Dr. SUMMARY of Petals on the Wind by VC Andrews ( second book of the Dollanganger series)įinally freed from the grips of the horrifying family and the attic where they were kidnapped, the surviving children find themselves parachuted into a world about which they know almost nothing.Īlone and helpless, they must now face life and its pitfalls… And its new dramas.

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